Bagdad Mill Site Park
Park
18 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Bagdad
Few parks or trails are on the map in Bagdad
The biggest trail networks: Bagdad Mill Site Park (0.7 mi). 26% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 32 acres are parks and preserves, 7.1 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns · #541 of 638 in Florida. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
40 acres · of 6.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
32 ac
7.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
26%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bagdad have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bagdad is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns, #541 of 638 in Florida. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bagdad’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical FL town 3% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · FL 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land7.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (32 acres) · FL 6 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home26% of residents within a half mile of a park · FL 70% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 20%
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Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 15%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Bagdad. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Bagdad Mill Site Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Bagdad Community Center & Recreational Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Blackwater River Water Management Area
Nature preserve
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Oyster Pile Boat Ramp
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
40 conserved acres
1% of Bagdad’s land. Who manages Bagdad’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land20 ac
Joint10 ac
County9 ac
Regional Water Districts1 ac
Not recorded10 ac
State Recreation Area · 20 acPrivate Conservation · 10 acUnknown Easement · 10 acLocal Park · 9 acWatershed Protection Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bagdad Mill Site Park State Recreation Area | Other state land | 20 | Open |
| Pensacola Bay Mitigation Bank Private Conservation | Not recorded | 10 | Closed |
| Bagdad Recreation Park Local Park | County | 9 | Open |
| Blackwater River Water Management Area Watershed Protection Area | Regional Water Districts | 1 | Closed |
Things to do
6 places to go in Bagdad
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Bagdad
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Bagdad
2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
2Basketball
2Tennis
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Bagdad Village Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1987
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Bagdad: April and May
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 62 | 66 | 72 | 77 | 85 | 89 | 91 | 90 | 87 | 80 | 71 | 65 |
| Rain (in) | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
May is the driest month (3.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 6.8 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bagdad →
Questions about parks and trails in Bagdad
Where can I hike in Bagdad?
The longest trail networks: Bagdad Mill Site Park, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bagdad is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 3% for a Florida town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Bagdad’s trails?
Bagdad Mill Site Park and Bagdad Community Center & Recreational Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bagdad?
11,257 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bagdad or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 32 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bagdad have?
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #541 of 638 in Florida. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bagdad neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →